Thread: Police Arrest Nkem Owoh In Holland

By Charles Okogene and Olaseeni Durojaiye

One of Nollywood’s most popular actors, Nkem Owoh, had a bitter experience in the hands of the police in The Netherlands last weekend after they stormed the venue of his musical show in Amsterdam and whisked him away alongside over 200 Nigerians.

Our source informed that no fewer than 70 of the Nigerians who did not have valid papers in the country have been deported as a result of the raid.

But Owoh, who is better known in the make-believe business as Osuofia, was said to have been arrested over his popular song, ‘I Go Chop Your Dollar.’

The song, which had earlier been banned in Nigeria by both the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), our source said, was used to promote the show in Amsterdam, an action that reportedly infuriated the security operatives.

‘I Go Chop Your Dollar’ dwells on the tricks Nigerian fraudsters, known as 419, use in duping unsuspecting Westerners of huge sums of money in foreign currency.

The Netherlands police were said to have stormed the venue of the show in a helicopter about 2a.m and arrested practically everybody at the venue.

We gathered that the show attracted a large number of Nigerians living in the central European country and both the police and immigration authorities that had been on the trial of illegal immigrants, especially from Nigeria, saw it as an opportunity to rid them off their society.

"Over 200 of them (Nigerians) were arrested that night. It was a big haul; they came with helicopter and cars and circled the whole area. As I speak with you, over 70 of those apprehended that night have been deported for possession of expired or fake immigration papers.

"Osuofia was also whisked away but was released hours after," the source said.

The incident is said to be threatening a similar show featuring two Nigerian comedians, taking place this weekend in the country, as Nigerians, who are target audience, may not attend for fear of being apprehended by the immigration authorities.

"You know that most of the people that attend our comedians’ show abroad are Nigerians and a handful of continental people. But with this incident, I don’t think anybody will be willing to show up at such shows," our source predicted.

President of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Ejike Asiegbu, however said he was not aware of the arrest, stressing that if is true, the Nigerian Embassy in the Netherlands was capable of handling it and that Nkem Owoh is a respectable member of the AGN and a worthy ambassador of the country’s entertainment industry.

"I am not aware of the incident. But I can assure that the Nigerian ambassador to the country would handle the issue as he deems appropriate because I know Nkem Owoh very well. I can vouch for him as a good ambassador of the entertainment industry in Nigeria and he would not do anything that will soil the reputation he has built over the years," Asiegbu said on phone.

http://www.independentngonline.com/?c=181&a=29088

But Owoh, who is better known in the make-believe business as Osuofia, was said to have been arrested over his popular song, ‘I Go Chop Your Dollar

he was arrested, l heard the song was ban.

Habah.

Originally Posted by moviewizard

Habah.

MW do you if he's back in Lagos, Nigeria?

kai!

Idiots!!!! Arresting an artist in a so called democratic country for singing about the greed of the white thieves.

hmm!!

wow but that song is funny...

Folks,Nkem owoh was not arrested.The police had a well planned routine check and asked EVERYBODY present in that hall to show their papers.Ossuoffia was there and showed his passport which the police would naturally cross-check to verify the authenticity of;the passport and visa since he does not reside in the Neatherlands.When the police was convinced that the bearer and passport was genuine,they let him go.
Shikena!

Thats a very controversial song, I guess thats what makes a hit song

Trial Of Osuofia

June 30th, 2007

The recent police raid at a show featuring Nkem Owoh, aka Osuofia, in the Netherlands should give Nigerians great cause for concern. Increasingly, Nigerians are targets of clampdown by authorities in foreign countries. The bitter truth, however, is that we brought this on ourselves.

It is unfortunate that a showbiz icon like Nkem could suffer the indignity of arrest and questioning for staging a show, but no sane country would fold its arms and watch illegal immigrants take over its territory.

The rate at which some Nigerians have become nuisance in developed (and sometimes undeveloped) countries is alarming. Unfortunately, people with legitimate businesses in such places are made to suffer for the sins of their crooked compatriots.

The argument that the authorities in Holland were offended by Nkem’s I Go Chop Your Dollar is lame. One wonders if they would stop an American rapper from yapping about shooting guns and switching h**s in their country.

The indignities Nigerians suffer start from embassies here. Then God helps you if you meet an immigration officer who woke up on the wrong side of the bed at the airport.

Maybe next time Osuofia does a show in a foreign country he should advertise that only Nigerians with valid papers need attend.


source before de say na me form am:www.independentngonline.com

Originally Posted by Papino

Folks,Nkem owoh was not arrested.The police had a well planned routine check and asked EVERYBODY present in that hall to show their papers.Ossuoffia was there and showed his passport which the police would naturally cross-check to verify the authenticity of;the passport and visa since he does not reside in the Neatherlands.When the police was convinced that the bearer and passport was genuine,they let him go.
Shikena!

Make people begin carry their papers go grocery, Dr's office, amusement parks…

Originally Posted by thressa

MW do you if he's back in Lagos, Nigeria?

i dont know.

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!